Along the Rio de Los Pinos. A 30-car D&RGW Freight runs compass southeast in the cool morning light along the Rio de Los Pinos, en route to Osier, Antonito and eventually, Alamosa.

"New Life in Pamplin" ===== N&W 611 leads the Cavalier excursion eastbound through Pamplin, Va., passing the historic Pamplin station as railfans scramble to snap pictures of the locom... (more)

A pair of BNSF Executives sort a string of coal cars at the BNSF yard in Longmont, Colorado.

Dwarfed by Trump Tower, the CTA 4000s make another run around the loop.

The Laws Railroad Museum provided a nice setting for the newly restored SP 18, and this was one of the more interesting photo ops. The wig wag, dusty crossing, and old cars all seems to fit quite... (more)

The Laws Railroad Museum provided a nice setting for the newly restored SP 18. The museum has only about 2000 feet of "mainline" track but a lot of well preserved infrastructure including a gallo... (more)

In a cloud of steam, the Slim Princess backs away from the fuel and water tanks and heads to the depot to pick up its train. On this, its first day of public trips at the Laws Railroad Museum, SP... (more)

The mighty Sierra Nevada rise above the Owens Valley as Southern Pacific ten-wheeler #18 prepares for her first day of trips for the public at the Laws Railroad Museum.

Awaiting the start of her first day of trips for the public, SP 18 rests at the oil and water tanks at the Laws Railroad Museum. Everything you see in this photo, with the exception of the engine... (more)

Slim Princess Southbound- Passing the fuel oil and water tanks at Laws, the Slim Princess departs for a meandering afternoon trek down the Owens Valley to Keeler. Taken at the Slim Princess... (more)

Standing in the crisp California sunshine, the Slim Princess sits on the turntable lead in the tiny town of Laws, readying for the return trip to Owenyo. Taken at the Slim Princess Reunion, this ... (more)

Preparing for a return trip to Owenyo, #18's engineer oils around as his fireman opens the hatch on the oil bunker. Taken at the Slim Princess Reunion, this is the first tim... (more)

Meet at Laws- It's an unusually busy night on the Keeler Branch, and we find Southern Pacific #9 pulled into the stub-end siding to clear for a southbound #18. The engineer on #9 conversed ... (more)

Everything in this shot is Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, the locomotive paint, the rails, the concrete tower, the land. THIS is historic railroad preservation and it warms the cockles of the hea... (more)

A couple of sweaty former Burlington Northern units make a run in North Denver. Its only a matter of time before they get painted in the Heritage III scheme, so shoot them while you can.